John Steeples

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John Steeples
Personnel
birthday April 28, 1959
place of birth Doncaster ,  England
date of death 20th March 2019
Place of death Doncaster ,  England
position wing
Juniors
Years station
Wheatley Hills YC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Lonsdale
Whisper
Pilkington Recreation
1980-1982 Grimsby Town 7 (0)
1982 →  Torquay United  (loan) 5 (0)
1982-1983 Scarborough FC 24 (4)
Pilkington Recreation
Hatfield Main
1985 Grantham Town 0 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
0000-2010 Armthorpe Welfare (Assistant Trainer)
2010-2011 Selby Town (assistant coach)
2011 Louth Town (assistant coach)
1 Only league games are given.

John Steeples (born April 28, 1959 in Doncaster , † March 20, 2019 there ) was an English football player .

Career

Steeples had a trial training with the Doncaster Rovers in 1975 , but subsequently played in local football and worked as a painter and decorator. In early 1980 he convinced Grimsby Towns coach George Kerr in a trial training and was then committed in the summer of 1980 by the second division . Steeples first came in November 1980 in a 2-1 defeat by West Ham United in a competitive game, in March 1981 he had a decisive role in the home wins against Notts County and Swansea City .

Although Steeples could play on both left and right wingers, his numbers remained very limited in the following season, in competition with Tony Ford , Mike Brolly and Bobby Cumming , he came in 1981/82 only to three season appearances, including one the final of the Football League Group Cup , which Grimsby won 3-2 against Wimbledon FC . In early September 1982, on the recommendation of his former teammate Clive Wigginton from fourth division Torquay United , for whom he played six competitive games during the month. In December 1982 Steeples moved to the Alliance Premier League , the top division in non-league football , to Scarborough and scored six goals in 31 competitive games (24/4 in league games) for the club by the end of the season. These included the two final games for the Bob Lord Trophy against FC Runcorn , in which they were subject to away goals.

He then returned to the amateur camp and last played briefly in September 1985 in three cup games for Grantham Town . After the end of his professional career, Steeples worked again as a painter and decorator in Doncaster and ran his own craft business. He was also an assistant coach in local football in the Northern Counties East League .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ barryhugmansfootballers.com: Profile John Steeples , accessed June 25, 2020
  2. ^ A b c Rob Briggs & Dave Wherry: Mariner Men: Grimsby Town Who's Who 1892–2007 . Yore Publications, Harefield 2011, ISBN 978-0-9552949-8-3 , pp. 211 .
  3. ↑ grimsby-townfc.co.uk: Rest In Peace - John Steeples (March 21, 2019) , accessed March 26, 2019
  4. ^ Steve Adamson, Scarborough Football Club: The Official History, 1879-1998 . Yore Publications, Harefield 1998, ISBN 978-1-874427-92-6 , pp. 126 .
  5. ^ Jon Barnes: The Who's Who of Grantham Town Football Club . Gingerjonny Publications, Taunton 2005, ISBN 0-9545031-1-2 , pp. 166 .
  6. ↑ ncefl.org.uk: Newsletter - 2010 - 01.pdf Northern Counties East League - NEWSLETTER - SEASON 2010/11 - NO. 1 (August 9, 2010) , accessed March 26, 2019 ( PDF )
  7. ↑ yorkpress.co.uk: Gary Paton appointed as Selby Town manager after Mick Gray quits (23 February 2011) , accessed on 26 March 2019
  8. ↑ thebootifulgame.co.uk: A sad end for Park Avenue (March 4, 2018) , accessed March 26, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Steeples, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Doncaster
DATE OF DEATH 20th March 2019
Place of death Doncaster